infidelity

If you are the spouse who has been hurt – or the spouse who did the hurting – there are key principles for building trust again in your relationship. The hurt spouse often feels anger, pain, fear, doubt, anxiety, and

What does it feel like? How does a person get into this situation? Why does she love a man other than her husband? In this program, a brave woman who is with her husband but still “deeply in love” with

There is a difference between that feeling of love and being “madly in love.” If you long for that magically amazing love that is the focus of so many movies, TV shows, and novels, you may indeed experience it…but not forever.

What is going on in the head/heart of someone “madly in love” with another? Why do they do the things they do? Say the things they say? Make the decisions they make? What if a person is married to one and

When a married person with strong values winds up in a limerent relationship with another person, it leads to cognitive dissonance. In that state, the person is emotionally and mentally miserable because their actions are in disharmony with their beliefs and

QUESTION: Should I perform an intervention on my husband who is having an affair? My Husband filed for divorce in Feb 2013 in response to me filing for legal separation. We have had little or no conversation since then, other

There are 3 different types of affairs. One night stands Allowed affairs (swinging, wife-swapping) Relationship affairs (the most common one we deal with, also known as limerence) Limerence occurs when a person enters into a long-lasting affair characterized by a

QUESTION: How do you focus? I find myself constantly on the very edge of anxiety moving into the pit of my stomach, losing focus, unable to think or cope with much of anything. I really do need to function. I

“Did I Push My Spouse Into an Affair?” We often receive questions like this: “Do all the faithful spouses play a part? I don’t think that we do. I think that’s a cop out/excuse for the cheater, and it makes the faithful

At the beginning of 2015, Marriage Helper launched our online radio show and podcast, Marriage Radio. We’ve pulled out the most listened to episodes from 2015 and compiled them all here – for your listening pleasure. No matter what you’re

You are not quite sure how you got yourself into the affair, and even less sure about how to end an affair. You love your paramour but hate the sneaking and cheating. You vacillate between ending the forbidden relationship and

This article was written by guest author Petra Blank who used MarriageHelper’s resources to help save her marriage. In 2011, I was hit by a truck… Not literally, but rather figuratively through finding out that my husband had began an

“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” – Genesis 32:26 Haunted and Terrified This is my story. This is your story. In Genesis, we find Jacob terrified—terrified because he is about to encounter his brother, Esau, and they

Though limerence by its very nature is relatively short-lived (typically lasting somewhere between 3 months and 36 months) it is a very real and intense emotion/feeling. When a person decides to leave a limerent relationship, or if they are the one abandoned by the other, the emotions don’t immediately disappear. READ MORE

In this book, Rinaldi reports her experiences from taking a year off from her marriage. During that year, her and her husband decided to see other people during the week, and then come back together on the weekends. This decision, which Rinaldi forced after her husband’s refusal to have children, eventually led to the downfall of her marriage. Read Full Article

Marriage Compatibility Test

Learn the level of compatiblity you and your spouse share and how your incompatibilities might cause issues. We can help you overcome the problems so that your marriage can not only survive but be strong. Click here to take the marriage compatibility test.

Affair Test

Do you suspect your wife or husband is having an affair? Though we encourage you to assume the best about your spouse, there are times when evidence and suspicions become a weight on your mind and marriage. We can help you get a good idea if your fears are justified. Click here to take the affair test.